Coffee brewer with filter



July 14, "1942. H' F'v HONS, JR v 'A v 2,289,498 j ,COFFEE BREwElawITH1.111..'11111v l v Filed sept. 11, 1940 Z6 INVENTOR.'

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'Patented July 14, 1942 UNlTm STATES PATENT l OFFICE 2,289,498 i COFFEE BREWER wrm FILTER Ilenry F. Hons, Jr., San Francisco. Calif. Application September 1l, 1940,'Serial No. 356,211 (ol. svc-a) 6 Claims.

'I 'he present invention relates to improvements in a coffee brewer with filter, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and 4arrangements hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide `a coiee brewer with filter that is lan improvement over the invention, shown' in my` copending application. Serial No. 315,316,1ii1ed January 24, 1940. In the 'copending' application. I set forth a coffee brewer comprising a -lower and an upper receptacle, with a-tube -removably secured to the upper receptacle by afgasket. AThe latter permits angular movement between the tube and the upper receptacle and prevents breakage from occurring betweenthe'p'arts' The gasket also acts as a seal between the two receptacles.

In the present invention, the gasket has a relatively thick portion that serves as a cover for enlargedv head that f lts. snugly into the recess.. The gasket also removably receivesa tube thatv normally extends :down into the lower receptacle Figure 2 is a longitudinal section throughl the sasketl" Figure 3 is a side elevation of-the' filter with the base shown in section: I

Figure 4 is a plan view of the filter base:

Figure 5 is a pian view of a disc used in connection with the gasket;

Figure 6 ls a section" along the une s s of Figure-5.

While I have shown only the preferred form departing fromlthe spirit of the invention.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a lower receptacle A,- 'an upper receptacle B, a gasket C,`

interconnecting' the two receptacles, a removable tube D, and a filter E. These parts will bedescribed in the order given.

The lower receptacle A is preferably made of glass and has a neck portion I with an outwardlyflared rim 2. A handle l is secured to the neck a predetermined distance. Other -structural` points .of thegasketwith their advantages will be set forth inthe description.4

A distinct inventive improvement 'over the Aco pending case resides in the provision of a filter 1- of novel construction. The filter is received in aA cylindrical depressionformed inthe bottom of the -upper receptacle. depression and the centrally-disposed outletof the upper receptacle are received in the gasket. The yfilter is preferably made of. .porcelain and has an outer diameter cylindrical depression 5' with a ilat bottom wall Gf 'extending at right angles to the cylindrical wall 3()` from place to place. A supporting surface for the receptacle is indicated at I, which may bea -heating unit. such asia gas or electric burner.

The receptacle B is bowl-shaped and has a l. The longitudinal axis of the cylindrical portion 5 is preferably aligned with the axis of the glass receptacle B. At the center of the flatwall i I provide an outlet spout I, that has an enlarged slightly smaller than the inner diameter ofthe depression. Thelter base rests on and'parallels the bottom -of the cylindrical depressionl and has shallow staggered grooves, which will permitwater to flow therethrough, while retaining theV part of this application. in

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the coffee 4' brewer and filter, parts being shownin elevation head 8a for the purpose presently to be described. v The bowl portion 9 of the upper receptacle vextends directly from the cylindrical depression 5.'

, The two receptacles` A and B are vremovably v connect-.ed together by the gasket c, the latter being preferably made of rubber. The gasket is illustrated in Figure 2, and it will be noted that it has a thick base Ill with an upstanding annular `thin flange Il'and an outwardly-turned rim I2.

The relatively thin ange II receives the cillindrical depressed portion 5 of the upper receptacle B, while the outwardly-turned -rim I2 bears` against the adjacent bowl-shaped portion 9, see Figure l.

to the outlet spout 8 and designed to snugly vre-5 ceive the spout for firmly connecting the gasket The base III acts as a closure for the lower receptacle A. It will be noted that the base No breakage inch ('f) or more.

. impedethe water flow.

`the iilter will also cause the greateramount of to the upper receptacle and preventing its accidental removal when the gasket and receptacle are removedfrom the lower receptacle A. `The annular inwardly-extending rib I3a is received in the annular groove 8b formed in the outer surface of the spout 8 adjacent to' theflat wall 6.

The base I also has an annular groove I4 disposed adjacent to the socket I3 and designed to receive a washer Il. The washer-separates the glass outlet spout 8 from the removable glass tube D. 'I'he tube D is received in a bore I6 that communicates with the socket I3. The upper end of the tube bears against the washer I and is prevented from contacting with the spout 8. In. this way breakage or chipping between the two glass parts is prevented, while communication between the spout and tube is lestablished. The

21 of the iiiter and a circular groove 29, The depth of the'shallow grooves 28 is such as to prevent the coee grounds from passing therethrough, while permitting water to iiow through thes'e grooves. Any coffee sediment that is so lline as to pass through the grooves 28 will be trapped in the circular groove 29. The grooves 28 andV 29 are formed into passageways for the water by the ilat bottom wall 6. S

An inner set of radially-extending grooves 3l communicatewith and extend inwardly from the circular groove 29. A The grooves 39 are staggered washer may be made of a plastic material, if desired. It will be seen that the uid flowing in either direction through the spout and tube does inner wall of the depression 2| has a groove 23v lfor receiving the rim defining the opening 2|).`

Figure 1 illustrates the disc F as being secured in place tothe underside of the gasket base III. The purpose of the disc is to reduce the area of therubbe'r gasket that is exposed to the hot water and steam in the lower receptacle A and also to reinforce the gasket base.

3 The outer periphery ofy the base I0 is slightly not contact with the rubber gasket. This is true tapered `at 24 and has a diameter to be snugly received in the neck I of the lower receptacle. An annular rib 25 seats on the rim 2 and limits the downward movement ofthe gasket into the lower receptacle. for the lower receptacle. A second annular rib 26 encircles the wall or flange II and reinforces the latter. The wall vII is sufllciently flexible to permit it to be manually forced away from the wall 1 when removing the gasket'from .the upper receptacle.

The gasket acts as a closure` with respect to the grooves 28 and the inner ends ofthe grooves 38 communicate with a steam or vapor dome 3l. The dome 3l is positioned over the outlet spout 8 when the filter is in place. Any sediment or ne coffee grounds that might passthe outer set of grooves 28 will be trapped by the circular groove 29. The groove 28 is deeper than the grooves 28 or 89 and, therefore, e

the water owing in the groove 29 will be slowed down sufficiently to retard the movement of any coffee grounds or sediment that might have been carried through any one or more of the outer set of shallow grooves 28. This kfact, plus the one that the inner set of shallow grooves 30 are stagf gered with respect to the outerset, prevents any grounds or sediment from passing through the shallow grooves 30 andl into the vapor or steam dome 3l and thence into the lower receptacle lA.

The broad base of the lter E directs the upward `ilovv of water from the lower to the upper receptacle in an outward direction, as indicated by the arrows a in Figure l. The outward flow of boiling Water will be directed to the side of the bowl-shaped portion 9, rather than upwardly,

and this will permit the device to remain on the heater .after the' water in the. lower receptacle starts to boil without some of this water'surgingr upwardly through the tube D and also in a vertical direction up through the upper receptacle B Y, where it will lspill over the top 'of the receptacle.

As a further aid in directing the boiling water in an outward direction, Iprovide the top of the filter with an enlarged portion 32, that has an outwardly-inclined wall, the smaller end being disposed downwardly. Any water owing up- Y The meer E' is illustrated in Figures 3 and 4,.-

and the filter is preferably made of porcelain and wall 6 during the movement of the liquid from the upper to the lower receptacle. Porcelain will not break as readily as glass. The diameter of the illter wall'21 is less than the inner diameter of the cylindrical wall 1, thus providing a space between the walls of about three sixteenths of an I have found that this space is sufficient tope'rmit the water to flow downwardly through the coffee grounds without Vhas sumcient weight to reseat on the at bottom packing them to an extentthat will unnecessarily The large diameter of the coil'ee grounds to remain in the bowl portion 9 of the upper receptacle and thus permit a better wardly along the lter will strike the enlarged portion and will be deflected outwardly. In this way,fthe water is prevented from boiling over the top ofthe upper receptacle. The enlarged filter head, which is frusto-conical, acts as a knob for y permitting the ready gripping of the filter when disposing it in place in the moving it therefrom. y y l From the foregoing description of the -various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. A desired amount of water 33 is placed in the lower receptacle A, and then the upper receptacle, with its gasket C and tube D, secured in position.l The filter E is mounted in the depression 5 and is spaced from the wall 1. Ground coffee is now added to the upper re-4 ceptacle of a quantity suicient to make a brew of the desired strength.' The entire device is now placed over a heating unit. V

Thel gasket C seals the top of -the lower receptacle A and steam or lwater vapor will be generated from the heated water to such an extent that it will force the water from the lower reupper receptacle or re- -absorber for the upper receptacle. v

The water, in flowing upwardly through the tube D and spout 8, is kept from contacting with the rubber gasket. n

The velocity of the upward owing boiling water, when striking the-filter, may have sufiicient force to temporarily lift the filter to a slight extent above the bottom wall 6. The steam dome 3l dissipates the' pressure and` prevents undue bouncing of the filter. The upward flowing water will carry the yeoiee vgrounds therewith so thatnone of the coffee will be able to escape downwardly into. the lower receptacle. The weight of the filter is such as to preclude the lifting thereof above the top of the depression 5 by the upward flowing water. The space `between 4the filter and the wall 1 is suflicient to prevent the filter from being hung up" when lifted by the water and remaining in raised position after the upward ow, of water subsides..

The filter will seat on the bottom wall 6- due to its weight and the vacuum created in the lower` receptacle and this occurs before any coffee grounds start to pass into the depression 5. During the upward water flow, the weight and large diameter of the filter, plus the enlarged filter head 32, will direct the water radially into any spilling over of the water from the. upper receptacle. A more intimate mixingrof the coffee' through, the staggering of the grooves slowing up the flow of water therethrough to reduce the speed of the fluid to a point where'it will be inl sufficient to convey coffee grounds through the grooves that might otherwise be small enough to pass along the grooves.

2. A filter having a central cavity in its bottom face and a circular groove spaced from thecavity. the base ofthe filter having a set of grooves extending from the cavity to the circular groove and a second set of grooves extending from thev circular groove to the outer circumference of the filter base, the grooves on one side vof the circular groove 'being staggered with respect to 'the grooves on the other side thereof.

3. A filter having a central cavity in its bottom face and a circular groove spaced from the cavity, the base of the filter having a set of grooves extending from the cavity to the circular groove and a second set of grooves extending from the circular groove to the outer circumference of the iilter base, the circulargroove being of a greater Y the bowl, rather than upwardly and will prevent l depth than the other grooves.

4. The combination with a receptacle having a depression in its lower portion` and an outlet opening in the bottom wall of the depression. of

"a weighted filter substantially filling the depression, but slightly spaced from the sidewall of the depression. the filter having shallow staggered as a filter for the coffee grounds and do away with the necessity `of using a screenor cloth g filter. The depth of the radial grooves is preferably live thousandths of an inch. The water returns from the upper receptacle to the lower one as soon as the'pressure in the latter is relieved. A thorough mixing of the hotwater with lthe 4groundcoflee has taken place before the water returns to the lower receptacle. The coffee grounds are retained in the upper receptacle andonly the clear coffee brew will return to the -lower receptacle. The greater portieriy of the coffee grounds remain in the bowl portion 9 and are easily removed. s

The removable tube D prevents breakage `be- Vtween the tube and the upper receptacle and also permits the receptacle to be washed in a smaller 'dish pan when the tube is removed. The upper receptacle with the tube removed,but with the gasket attached thereto, may be packed in a smaller box than would be possible with a nonremovable tube. The gasket thus acts as a shock I claim: n'

1. A weighted filter having staggered intercommunicating shallow grooves on its under sur'- grooves in its base formed into p ageways by the bottom wall of the depression, he filter base having a cavity in its central portion communicating with the grooves and overlyiigthe outlet i opening, said grooves extending totheouterperipheryv of the filter base, the staggering of the l grooves permitting water to cw therethrough, but slowing its `speed for preventing coffee grounds from passing therethrough. 5. A filter having two sets of grooves. the grooves in' one set being staggered., with respect 4 to the grooves in the other set, a common -groove interconnecting thel groovs of oneset with those of the other, the grooves being of a depth which will permit 'fluid to ow therethrough when the open sides of the grooves are covered, but which willprevent the material in 4; the fluid from passing therethrough. 6. A filter having a surface with a central depression, a set of radially extending shallow grooves communicating with the depression, a circular groove communicating with theA outer ends of the first-named grooves and a second set of radially extending grooves staggered with y respect to the grooves in the first set and communicating with the circular grooves, the grooves being of a depth which will permit fluid to flow therethrough when the open sides of the grooves are covered, 'but whichibwill prevent the material in the iiuid from passing. therethrough. 

